{"podcast":{"title":"The Mockingcast","slug":"the-mockingcast-1118135","podcast_index_feed_id":1118135,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/themockingcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://themockingcast.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22399920/cover.jpg","author":"Mockingbird","episode_count":296,"summary":"The Mockingcast is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by RJ Heijmen, Sarah Condon and David Zahl, and brought to you by Mockingbird Ministries, an organization which seeks to connect the Christian faith with the realities of everyday life in fresh and down-to-earth ways. You can find out more about Mockingbird at www.mbird.com. Audio production provided by TJ Hester. Video production by Chad Blevins.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T18:20:01.095531+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 281: Fluffy Pens and Perfectionist Pain","slug":"episode-281-fluffy-pens-and-perfectionist-pain","published_at":"2025-09-01T10:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135/episode-281-fluffy-pens-and-perfectionist-pain","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135","url":"https://themockingcast.podbean.com/e/episode-281-fluffy-pens-and-perfectionist-pain-1780590324/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wfcz3hhabds6qyqd/aWEvaW1wb3J0cy9wb2RjYXN0cy9mMTUxZTg3My0xMTA2LTQ1ZjgtOTY1My0zMmI3N2YwYjMyZjUvZXBpc29kZXMvZGZkNDdkMTktNjUyMS00YmMxLTllNGQtMzYxMzM1NDg3NjlmLzc4MjdmMjY1LWJmNzgtNGFjNC1iZjY5LTIzNGIzYjgzZjY1Ny5tcDMifQ_.mp3","summary":"&lt;p&gt;In the season premiere, RJ, Sarah and Dave talk nightmare summers, tween retailers, ethical checklists, and the deadliest addiction of all. We also learn the whole point of Sarah.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/religion/testimony/lessons-learned-from-a-summer-on-crutches/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Dave's post on &quot;Lessons from a (Miserable) Summer on Crutches&quot;.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/08/claires-bankruptcy-sale-tween-girl-store/683938/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Ellen Cushing's &quot;What Claire's Once Gave Tween Girls&quot; on The Atlantic.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/08/11/the-pain-of-perfectionism&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;The Pain of Perfectionsism&quot; by Leslie Jamison on The New Yorker.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://slate.com/life/2025/07/drug-brain-addiction-revenge-public-health-death.html&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;Bad Brains&quot; by James Kimmel Jr on Slate. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/bible/jesus-doesnt-care-when-you-wake-up/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;Jesus Doesn't Care When You Wake Up&quot; by Todd Brewer on Mbird. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/events/mockingbird-charlottesville-fall-conference/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more details -- or to pre-register -- for the Fall M…","meta_description":"<p>In the season premiere, RJ, Sarah and Dave talk nightmare summers, tween retailers, ethical checklists, and the deadliest addiction of all. We al…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3916,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mockingcast-1118135/episodes/episode-281-fluffy-pens-and-perfectionist-pain/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135/episode-281-fluffy-pens-and-perfectionist-pain.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}